Lamin O Sanneh: 2 books
Disciples of All Nations:Pillars of World Christianity
Pillars of World Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2007
Long the dominant religion of the West, Christianity is now rapidly becoming the principal faith in much of the postcolonial world--a development that marks a momentous shift in the religion's very center of gravity. In this eye-opening book, Lamin Sanneh examines the roots of this "post-Western awakening"...
The Jakhanke
The History of an Islamic Clerical People of the Senegambia
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
When originally published in 1979, this was the first comprehensive study of the Jakhanke in any language. Despite the 19th ambience of jihad, the Jakhanke maintined their tradition of consistent pacifism and political neutrality which is unique in Muslim Black Africa. Drawing on histories, interviews,...